Mavs' Marder blasts walkoff homer to beat JetHawks

Thursday

Aug 9, 2012 at 7:57 PMMar 27, 2013 at 7:49 AM

FROM STAFF REPORTS

ADELANTO • For the second time this season, Jack Marder ended a game with one swing of the bat.

The Mavericks utility man hit a two-run, opposite field home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday night to give High Desert a 7-5 victory over the Lancaster JetHawks in front of 1,062 fans at Stater Bros. Stadium.

The Mavs led 5-2 after seven innings, but the JetHawks scored two runs in the eighth on back-to-back home runs by Erik Castro and Domingo Santana, and then tied it up in the top of the ninth when Chris Epps tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly.

Marder bailed out the bullpen when he stepped to the plate with two outs and a runner on against Lancaster's Carlos Quevedo and hit a fly ball that cleared the right field fence to give the Mavs their 23rd win in their last 29 games.

Marder's other walkoff on the season came on May 26, when he hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th to beat Modesto. He finished the night 2-for-4 with a double to go along with his game-winning blast.

The Mavericks (68-48, 31-25 second half) have 10 walkoff victories this season.

Trevor Miller made his season debut with the Mavericks and gave them a strong start, going five innings, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out seven.

Tyler Burgoon (6-2) picked up the victory for the second straight night despite blowing the save.

Mario Martinez went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and James Jones added two hits. Seven different Mavericks recorded a hit and scored a run in the game.

High Desert will begin a three-game home series against Bakersfield on Friday at 7:05 p.m.

Never miss a story

Choose the plan that's right for you.
Digital access or digital and print delivery.